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The owner of a Tamil Nadu firm, Ranganathan Govindan, has been remanded in judicial custody in connection with the deaths of over 20 children in Madhya Pradesh due to contaminated cough syrup. The firm's manufacturing unit has been sealed, and other individuals involved, including a doctor who prescribed the syrup, are already in custody. Ranganathan Govindan, owner of a Tamil Nadu-based firm that manufactured contaminated cough syrup 'Coldrif' linked to the deaths of more than 20 children in M ...Read More >
CHHINDWARA/NEW DELHI, India - India has refused drugmakers' requests to extend a year-end deadline for them to upgrade their manufacturing facilities to international standards, four sources said, amid public anger over the recent deaths of at least 24 children who consumed locally-produced cough syrup. New Delhi had in late 2023 ordered pharmaceutical companies to ensure their plants meet World Health Organization-recommended standards, which would require them to invest in protocols to preven ...Read More >
CHHINDWARA/NEW DELHI - India has refused drugmakers' requests to extend a year-end deadline for them to upgrade their manufacturing facilities to international standards, four sources said, amid public anger over the recent deaths of at least 24 children who consumed locally-produced cough syrup . New Delhi had in late 2023 ordered pharmaceutical companies to ensure their plants meet World Health Organisation-recommended standards, which would require them to invest in protocols to prevent cr ...Read More >
Tragedy strikes Chhindwara as two more children die from adulterated cough syrup. The death toll now stands at 24. The victims, aged three years and nine months, succumbed to suspected renal failure in Nagpur. The WHO issued an alert against substandard cough syrups. Authorities have banned the formulation and arrested individuals involved. Manufacturing licenses have been revoked. The death toll in the adulterated cough syrup tragedy mounted to 24 after two more children from Chhindwara distri ...Read More >
Nagpur: The death toll in the toxic cough syrup, Coldrif, rose to 24 after the death of four-year-old girl, Ambika Vishwakarma, who battled for life for over a month at a private hospital in Nagpur early Wednesday.The Vishwakarma family, from Kakai Bhilwa village under Chourai tehsil in Chhindwara, lives around 60km southeast of Parasia block, a hotspot for Coldrif-related child deaths.The syrup, found to contain high levels of diethylene glycol (DEG), has led to multiple child fatalities. Two c ...Read More >
Bhopal/Nagpur: Doctors across the country have united to protest the arrest of paediatrician from Chhindwara, Dr Praveen Soni who is accused of prescribing the 'killer cough syrups' to kids resulting in their deaths.The Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP), representing over 47,000 paediatricians across the country on Friday sought withdrawal of cases against Dr Soni, claiming criminalising standard medical prescriptions will only create fear among doctors and severely impact healthcare delivery, ...Read More >
Representatives of Indian Medical Association (IMA), Madhya Pradesh Branch and doctors held a protest in Chhindwara district on Tuesday, demanding the release of a government doctor, Praveen Soni, who was recently sent to jail in relation to the death of children due to alleged consumption of cough syrup in the district. Dr Soni is a government paediatrician at Civil Hospital, Parasia in Chhindwara, who was recently suspended and later faced legal action, resulting in being sent on 14-days judi ...Read More >
Two more children in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, have died from kidney failure after consuming a contaminated cough syrup, bringing the total to 16. The affected children had reportedly taken the Coldrif syrup, with samples found to contain toxic substances. Investigations are ongoing, leading to suspensions and arrests. Chhindwara, Two more children from Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara who were undergoing treatment for kidney failure after drinking a contaminated cough syrup have died, taking the ...Read More >
Nagpur: In some cheer amidst the 45-day tragic trail left by the toxic cough syrup, one-year-old Pratik Pawar from Parasia block of Chhindwara, recovered from kidney failure and encephalopathy and returned home on Wednesday. Pawar, however, was administered a different brand of cough syrup, unlike others who consumed the toxic Coldrif that contained 48.6% diethylene glycol (DEG) -- a poisonous industrial chemical used in brake fluids and antifreeze.One more kid, Kunal Yaduwanshi, 3, from Chhindw ...Read More >
Bhopal, Oct 6 (PTI) The Madhya Pradesh government on Monday suspended two drug inspectors and a Deputy Director of the food and drug administration amid the probe into the death of 14 children from Chhindwara due to suspected renal failure, linked to the consumption of a "toxic" cough syrup. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav also transferred the state's Drug Controller, Dinesh Maurya, after reviewing the situation in a high-level meeting. The suspended drug inspectors are identified as Gaurav Sharma ...Read More >
Chhindwara (MP), Oct 6 (PTI) The Madhya Pradesh police have formed a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the death of 14 children in Chhindwara due to suspected renal failure, linked to the consumption of a "toxic" cough syrup, officials said. Dr Praveen Soni from Chhindwara has been arrested for alleged negligence in connection with the child deaths, while a case has been registered against the Coldrif cough syrup manufacturing company, the officials said on Sunday. The body of the last ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government has cancelled the manufacturing licences of Sresan Pharmaceuticals, the Kancheepuram-based firm that produced the toxic batch of Coldrif cough syrups linked to the deaths of 14 children in Madhya Pradesh. Of the children who died, 11 were from Parasia sub-division, two from Chhindwara city and one from Chaurai tehsil. On Sunday, the Parasia police arrested a government doctor for alleged negligence and registered a case against Sresan Pharmaceuticals, official ...Read More >
* Six children have died of kidney failure in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district in 15 days * Investigators suspect contaminated cough syrup laced with toxic diethylene glycol as the cause of the deaths * Most of the victims had been administered Coldrif and Nextro-DS syrups, which have now been banned Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode In a heart-wrenching tragedy that has shaken Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district, six children have died of kidney failure in th ...Read More >
BHOPAL: Authorities in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district have issued an advisory restricting the prescription, sale, and use of at least two cough syrups after six children, aged one to seven, reportedly died between September 4 and 26 from kidney-related complications and anuria. Analysis of the medicines administered to the six minors found two cough syrups in common. With samples of the syrups sent for detailed testing, the district administration has advised doctors to refrain from presc ...Read More >
AI Image NEW DELHI: Six children have died from kidney-related complications in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district between September 4 and September 26, prompting health officials to investigate the cause. The affected children initially experienced colds, coughs, and fevers before their conditions worsened with kidney complications.Health authorities have collected samples for examination after cases were reported in the Parasia area of Chhindwara from August 22, according to news agency ANI. ...Read More >
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